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To investigate the combined analgesic and spasmolytic effect of dipyrone, 104 patients suffering from “severe” or “excruciating” colic pain due to a confirmed calculus in the upper urinary tract were randomized to receive i.v. either 2.5 g dipyrone (36 patients), 100 mg tramadol (35 patients), or 20 mg butylscopolamine (33 patients) in a multicentre, observer-blind, parallel-group study conducted in 8 German centres. The three treatment groups were homogeneous when analyzed by age, sex, height, and baseline pain intensity. Dipyrone was significantly more effective than tramadol in reducing pain for the primary endpoint, pain intensity differences (PID) at 20, 30, and 50 min after drug administration, and was significantly more effective than butylscopolamine at 30 and 50 min for the secondary efficacy endpoint, pain intensity differences on a categorical scale. Dipyrone had the highest SPID0–2 h of the three drugs (P<0.05). Only 5 patients receiving dipyrone needed “rescue” medication as compared with 13 patients given tramadol and 11 patients receiving butylscopolamine. Adverse events were observed in 4 patients receiving butylscopolamine and in 1 patient each given dipyrone and tramadol. “Distinct” pain relief as assessed on a visual analogue scale (VAS) is a reliable method of determining the onset of analgesic action in the colic pain model.
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Stankov, G., Schmieder, G., Zerle, G. et al. Double-blind study with dipyrone versus tramadol and butylscopolamine in acute renal colic pain. World J Urol 12, 155–161 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192278
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